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While earlier generations tended to pay off their mortgages before they retired, the leading edge of Baby Boomers, now in their late 60s and early 70s have been less likely to do so. Fannie Mae says the increasing prevalence of housing debt among the 33 million-member strong generation has raised concerns it could compromise their retirement security. Carrying mortgage debt could expand housing affordability problems, crimp essential spending in other areas, limit the accumulation of housing wealth, and raise seniors' exposure to foreclosure. Patrick Simmons, Director of Strategic Planning in Fannie Mae's Economic & Strategic Research Group writes in the current edition of the company's Housing Insights that, while several studies have documented the rise of mortgage debt among older homeowners
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While earlier generations tended to pay off their mortgages before they retired, the leading edge of Baby Boomers, now in their late 60s and early 70s have been less likely to do so. Fannie Mae says the increasing prevalence of housing debt among the... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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Thank you to the California MBA who sponsored a tour yesterday of the Tesla Factory – the building has the 2nd largest footprint in the world (behind the flower auction house in the Netherlands). The engineering & technology on the assembly... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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NFP, or "nonfarm payrolls" (the principle component of the big jobs report officially known as the "Employment Situation") are a bond market institution. No other data has consistently had as much of an impact on rates over the years. It ... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates moved higher today, bringing the average lender back near 4% in terms of conventional 30yr fixed quotes for top tier scenarios. Most lenders were back in line with last Thursday's rates, which were the highest in roughly 2 months. In t... (read more)
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Housing News
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Is it time to bid farewell to an American-as-Apple-Pie tax deduction? Maybe. After 75 years of supporting it against all assaults, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has abandoned its defense of the mortgage interest deduction (MID) one... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Generally higher yields and tepid intraday performances are nothing new for bond markets over the past week and a half. In some ways, today marked a mere continuation of that trend and even offered some silver linings. In other ways, it k... (read more)
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